Chris,
Well, yeah, but I bought both of my present vehicles used :-).
It would be nice if I could order a 1997 in 2003, though! :-)
-- -Jon jonsdak@midmaine.com http://jonsdakota.tripod.com 1996 Dodge Dakota Sport 4X4, 3.9L V6, 42RE, 3.92:1 8.25 axle, "BackRack" Headache Rack, Dodge Motorsports decals, steering wheel cover, and front license plate, diamond-plate bedrail covers, Lund VentVisors, Lund BugShield, Jensen MP-3310 CD/MP3 Receiver, Pioneer TS-G1347's in front, TS-A5713's in rear, Bulldog RS-82 Remote Starter ""Chris Hogan"" <chogan@logikos.com> wrote in message news:817531784725D411BB9F00508BC97CDC02D71C@clavius.logikos.com... > > Maybe I'm under the wrong impression here...can't you order exactly what you want if they don't have it on the lot? > > I had to special order my Dak for exactly this reason...no manual transmissions on the lot. Waiting 4 or more weeks is worth it to get exactly the right thing (still hard, but worth it). > > Chris > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jon [mailto:jonsdak@midmaine.com] > Sent: Sunday, July 20, 2003 4:05 PM > To: dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net > Subject: DML: Slightly OT: Where have all the manual trannies gone? > > > > Hey all, > <rant type="tirade"> > When I bought my Dakota, I needed a vehicle immediately, and got a good deal > on it. This is the only reason my truck's an automatic. > Since I've been car-hunting, in order to get a stick in the class of car I > wanted, I had to buy a Sunfire! I originally went into it wanting a > Stratus. After not finding ONE with three pedals, (though I did have a Ford > salesman tell me he'd sold a Dark Garnet five-speed '98 Stratus two weeks > before I was in..Doh!) I'd looked at Carollas, Maximas, Saturns, > everything. I did find one Saturn with a stick, but it had issues (Steering > and brakes, yikes). > In fact, I got a good deal on my Sunfire because it was a stick, and had > been on the lot a while. My dealer had bought it because someone told him > they wanted a Sunfire with a stick, and then decided they couldn't afford it > after he had it on the lot. All of his other vehicles were/are automatics. > I've had to go out and move my car when I've blocked someone in at a party > or something, because when I hand them the keys, they get this horrified > look in their eyes (sort of deer-in-the-headlights) at the thought of moving > a car with a manual tranny 20 feet. > Does nobody know how to, or like to, use a clutch anymore? > </rant> > > -- > -Jon > jonsdak@midmaine.com > http://jonsdakota.tripod.com > 1996 Dodge Dakota Sport 4X4, 3.9L V6, 42RE, 3.92:1 8.25 axle, "BackRack" > Headache Rack, Dodge Motorsports decals, steering wheel cover, and front > license plate, diamond-plate bedrail covers, Lund VentVisors, Lund > BugShield, Jensen MP-3310 CD/MP3 Receiver, Pioneer TS-G1347's in front, > TS-A5713's in rear, Bulldog RS-82 Remote Starter > >
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